Dia de los Muertos means what in the English language?
Day of the Dead
Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on what day/s?
November 1st and November 2nd
Dia de Muertos came to be from a mixture of the Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess of what name which stands for "Lady of the dead"??
Muertadia
Mixchaui
Mictecacihuatl
Maztecadia
What are some ways that Dia de los Muertos is celebrated?
creating an altar (ofrenda)
lighting candles
place flowers on the burial sites of their lost loved ones
All of the above
This is where families place photos of the loved ones they have lost along with other items
ofrenda (altar)
This flower is thought to guide the spirits back with their intense color and pungent smell?
daisy
tulip
rose
marigold
This is the name of the bread that is made as part of the Dia de los Muertos celebration?
pan de muertos
pan de bread
pan de catrina
pan de calaveras
The Day of the Dead was first celebrated by . . .
the Aztecs
the Incas
the Romans
college students
Calveras are . . .
flower
small candies in the shape of skulls
graves
type of ice cream
One thing people do not do on the Day of the Dead is:
eat candy in the shape of skulls
decorate graves with flowers
put out food for the souls of dead relatives
go trick or treating
What does the sugar in sugar skulls represent?
the sweetness of flowers
the sweetness of food
the sweetness of sports
the sweetness of life
The holiday originated about 3,000 years ago from indigenous peoples of what country?
Mexico
Spain
United States of America
Brazil
Dia de los Muertos is a very serious and somber holiday.
True
False
Which of the following items would not be found on a traditional altar as part of the Dia de los Muertos holiday?
candles
food and drink
pictures of loved ones
A box of tissues
The Dia de los Muertos celebration lasts how many days?
1
4
2
3
This word for "perforated paper" is hung to make celebrations festive and colorful?
papel picado
papel pico de gallo
pupil porcino
pipal pickle
